Renovation of a mixed-use development in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Completed plans call for the renovation of a 172,000-square-foot, 30-story above grade educational facility; and 43,500-square-foot, three-story above grade educational facility.

Women Goal: 10% Minority Goal: 29% This project is being let using a new single prime bidding and contracting process. DFD will publicly bid the applicable mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection (MEP) divisions of work first. Within 5 days of the MEP bid opening, DFD will identify a lowest, qualified, responsible, certified bidder in each applicable MEP division of work. These successful MEP bids must be included in all general prime contractor bids received. No later than 5 days after DFD identifies the successful MEP bids, DFD will publicly open general prime contractor bids. General prime contractor bids that do not include the successful MEP bids will be rejected. The state will enter into a single contract with the lowest, qualified, responsible, certified general prime contractor and this general prime contractor will enter into subcontracts with the successful MEP bidders. In general, the work consists of the renovation of Sandburg Residence Hall North Tower and sprinklering the Sandburg Residence Hall Commons. North Tower is 27-stories of student residences, 1-story of office, laundry, storage and mechanical spaces, and 2-stories of mechanical, radio equipment, and elevator penthouses. North Tower floor plan footprint is approximately 6,100 gsf with each penthouse an additional 1,100 GSF for a total GSF of 172,000. The Commons is 2-stories of student use and building administrative areas and a mechanical penthouse. The Commons floor plan footprint is approximately 38,000 gsf with a 5,500 GSF penthouse.The renovation work entails bathroom renovation work including fixture and finishes replacement, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, fire suppression, and limited fire alarm system replacement. Work outside of the bathrooms includes air distribution system replacement, life safety enhancements, and elevator renovation including added stops on student occupied floors. The work will occur in phases. Phase 1 will include floors 9-26, elevators, portions of the Lower Parking level mechanical and storage spaces, and the penthouses. Phase 2 will add floors 1-8, the balance of the Lower Parking level, and the Upper Parking level after they are vacated by students after the academic year. Bid Result Electrical Aldridge Electric, Inc. $662,995 Plumbing Butters Fetting Co. Inc. $1,978,000 HVAC J & H Heating Inc $1,073,041 Fire Protection United States Alliance Fire Protection $1,901,024 Total - $5,615,060